AICPA Proposed Auditing Standard – Assessing Risk

The AICPA has issued a proposed Statement on Auditing Standards entitled: UNDERSTANDING THE ENTITY AND ITS ENVIRONMENT AND ASSESSING THE RISKS OF MATERIAL MISSTATEMENT The challenge for the reader is that the standard is 207 pages long and it amends 7 other standards....

State Agencies Obstruct Audits

The New York State Comptroller is complaining about State agencies obstructing audits. In his 2015–2016 Annual Report on Audits of State Agencies and Public Authorities. The Comptroller complains, “For the reporting year 2015-16, four agencies significantly...
Professional Skepticism Still Lacking in Audits

Professional Skepticism Still Lacking in Audits

The International Forum of Independent Audit Regulators (IFIAR) was established in September 2006 by independent audit regulators from 17 countries, including the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) from the United States.IFIAR has issued its third...